Area Obituaries

Mrs. Frances Robbins Wright, 87, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away peacefully Oct. 4 surrounded by her loving family. Mrs. Wright was born Sept. 28, 1936, to the late Mr. Ebert Robbins and Mrs. Catherine Jackson Robbins. She retired as a Civil Service worker for the U.S. Government. She is preceded in death by her parents,…

Mrs. Beverly Diane Bohannon Bookhardt, 66, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 27 at her residence under the care of Community Hospice of Vidalia. Mrs. Bookhardt was born April 8, 1957, to Hilton Bohannon and Geneva Newsome Horne. She was a retired clerk from the Jeff Davis County Tag Office and was a member of Lighthouse…

Mrs. Wanda Spell Dominy, 72, of Hazlehurst passed away Sept. 29 at her residence with her family by her side. Mrs. Dominy was born Nov. 17, 1950, in Jeff Davis County. She was preceded in death by her parents, Loyal and Inez Herrington Spell, brother Ricky Spell and nephew, Matthew Spell. She was retired from…

Mrs. Brenda Joyce Johnston Graham, 83, earned her well deserved angel wings early Saturday morning, Sept. 30. She was born to Howard and Kathryn Johnston June 30, 1940. Brenda enjoyed being with people and most of all serving others. She demonstrated this by devoting some 34 years to serving the citizens of Jeff Davis County,…

Mrs. Janice Conner Jump, 73, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 24 at her residence. Mrs. Jump was born Jan. 7, 1950, in Jeff Davis County to the late Hershal Johnson Conner Sr. and the late Lula Mae Stafford Conner. She was a devoted Licensed Practitioner Nurse and was employed by Dr. Dan B. Elrod and…

Mrs. Laura Jean Treadaway Kauger, 51, of Hazlehurst, passed away Sept. 27 in Augusta. Mrs. Kauger was born Jan. 26, 1972, in Candler County to Charles William Treadaway and Dorothy Mae Woods Treadaway. Laura was employed at Precision Products, where she held many titles and was the heart of many operations. Laura was a devoted…

Blessed with a long and joyful life, Lorene Powell, 84, of Uvalda passed away Sept. 26 at her home, with her nieces and lifelong friend, Shelby Donaldson by her side. She was a daughter of the late Luther B. and Eunice Johnson Powell of Uvalda. She graduated from Montgomery County High School, Class of 1957…

State Elder Andrew Mincey II was born to the late Andrew Mincey Sr. and Bertha Lee Pierce-Mincey July 10, 1943. He grew up in Emanuel County, then moved to Detroit, Mich. Later he moved to Hazlehurst where he met and married Deaconess Reabie Mae McCoy-Mincey a loyal and true soulmate for 61 years. He was…

The earthly journey of Margaret “Wilbur” Kirby began April 13, 1952, in Coffee County and came to a quiet closure Sept. 16. Margaret was born to the late Willie Wilbur and Bessie Wilbur. Margaret graduated from Mary Flemings High School. She fell in love with Eddie Kirby Sr. and they married Dec. 4, 1971. To…

Mr. Randy Larry Sears, 65, of Hazlehurst, died Sept. 24 at his residence. Mr. Sears was born May 3, 1958, in Telfair County. He is preceded in death by his parents, Harvey Carlous Sears and Lole Bryan Sears, wife, Chanda Sellers Sears, sister, Edna Marie Williams, brother, Harvey Sears Jr. and sister-in-law, Sandy Sears. Randy…